YES, heavy gear lube is too thick to use for hydraulics. Probably what finished off the pump this time.
The place to start on what to use is the owner's manual. In this day and age of the Internet, you can find one on google pretty easily. I see Amazon has them. What can't you find on Amazon these days.
Barring that, these days you want to start off with something that at least says "hydraulic fluid" on the can. You can probably even use simple/cheap "303" type fluid, as the tractor is old enough.
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